There are many lessons to be learned from nature—like the changing of the seasons. Wise men have written proverbs about the subject of summer, and the need to prepare for the rainy days:
A life without love is like a year without summer.—Swedish proverb
You cannot build a house for last year’s summer.—African proverb
When the summer is winter and the winter is summer, it is a sorry year.—Spanish proverb
The bee, from her industry in the summer, eats honey all winter.—Belgian proverb
No matter how much snow falls, it won’t remain there all the way till summer.—Turkish proverb
He who does not collect in the summer will heat up less in winter. —Hungarian proverb
Summer moments always pass quickly. —Norse proverb
The favor of a man in power is like a summer shower. —Uruguayan proverb
The cuckoo comes in April and stays in May; sings a song at midsummer, then goes away.—Traditional proverb
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